Doctorate by the UAB. Bachelor Degree in Medicine and Surgery from the Universitat de Barcelona. Specialist doctor in General and Digestive Surgery. University Diploma in Hospital Management from ESADE. Master in Healthcare Institution Management from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (a programme that she currently coordinates).

She has spent a large part of her professional career at the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, as a doctor and later in various executive positions. She was also the Director of the Maternity and Paediatric Department of the Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron.